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There will be twice as many nurseries as last year, plus feature gardens including one from Clifton Nurseries. Source: Garden1

In December 2015, Town and Country decided to pilot a children’s “Design Your Own Gardening Glove” competition in their home town of Leicestershire, where 42 schools were invited and 545 entries were received. Source: Garden1

Choice Marketing members have raised £130,000 for local charities by donating £2 from every Gardman Poppy and Daffodil Bird Feeder sold through its 36 garden gentres. Source: Garden1

Flopro have released details of their in-store display module incorporating a video of the Flopro+ Cube hose reel. Source: Garden1

A garden centre company secretary stole £165,000 and has been jailed for 32 months. Source: Garden1

West Yorkshire garden centre Whiteley’s, in Mirfield, has been damaged by a fire. Source: Garden1

Ball Colegrave’s marketing manager Stuart Lowen expects success for two new RHS Chelsea Flower Show new plant of the year top 20 plants. Source: Garden1

The new product development manager and QVC TV presenter is to go travelling. Source: Garden1

Landform managing director Mark Gregory said he wants to bring home a gold medal at RHS Hampton Court Flower Show, where Landform is designing Squire’s garden and the service will be launched. Source: Garden1

Keynote speaker Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Roseanna Cunningham MSP, the reception brought together the horticulture industry to celebrate the contributions horticulture has for health, education and communities in Scotland. Source: Garden1

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is relocating to Chilton, Oxfordshire in October 2016. Source: Garden1

A display of alpines and woodland plants in the Great Pavilion at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2016 saw The Alpine Garden Society awarded a Gold Medal by judges. Source: Garden1

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) has appointed Sally Charleton as its new Director of Customer and Commercial to complete the Leadership Team, which is headed by RHS Director General Sue Biggs. Source: Garden1

Kingfisher, the owner of B&Q, has announced surging sales at its trade outlet Screwfix but flatter returns from seasonal products. Source: Garden1

Each year, Horticulture Week’s exclusive listing of the top 100 UK garden centres by turnover has an important story to tell – and this year is no exception. It is great news for the sector’s leading independent garden centres, the top 10 of which have between them piled on an extra £13.5m in turnover in one year. Source: Garden1

The disparity between new commercial glasshouse plants and less widely available new varieties was highlighted at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show plant of the year awards, as Clematis chiisanensis ‘Amber’ won best plant – with 1,000 available this year, 5,000 in 2017 and then 20,000 in 2018. Source: Garden1

Top designers evoke wild landscapes from Provence to Exmoor and New Zealand. Source: Garden1

Guy Hands has come out against Brexit a month ahead of the referendum on Britain staying in the EU. Speaking at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Terra Firma chairman and Wyevale Garden Centres owner said the cost of plants will rise and red tape will be a problem in the event of a Brexit. Source: Garden1

Guy Hands has come out against Brexit a month ahead of the referendum on Britain staying in the EU. Speaking at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, the Terra Firma chairman and Wyevale Garden Centres owner said the cost of plants will rise and red tape will be a problem in the event of a Brexit. Source: Garden1

Sarah Mills is joining Hillier in August as commercial head of the wholesale nursery, as the garden centre/nursery/amenity group used the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to promote its plant sales into the garden retail trade. Source: Garden1